Iran

9 Nov 2022; MEMO: Iran's Army Ground Forces Commander said, on Wednesday, that "rioters" would have no place in the Islamic Republic if the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ordered a tougher crackdown on nationwide protests, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, Reuters reports.

"… should he decide to deal with them, rioters will no longer have a place in the country," Brigadier General, Kiumars Heydari said.

08 Nov 2022; MEMO: Iran's courts will deal firmly with anyone who causes disruption or commits crimes during a wave of anti-government protests, the judiciary said on Tuesday, signalling the authorities intend to hand down harsh sentences to convicted demonstrators, Reuters reports.

TEHRAN, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Sunday unveiled an upgraded version of the Bavar-373 (Belief-373) surface-to-air missile system with a range of more than 300 km, official news agency IRNA reported.

The unveiling ceremony was attended by Iranian Defense Minister Mohammadreza Ashtiani, during which the system was successfully tested by launching a long-range Sayyad B4 (Hunter B4) missile.

TEHRAN, Nov 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranians yesterday held massive outdoor rallies, to mark the seizure of the U.S. Embassy to Iran in 1979, showing defiance against U.S. hegemony.

Iranians marked the National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance yesterday, with people in Tehran taking to the streets leading to the building of the former U.S. embassy, and gathering outside the building, waving flags and chanting anti-U.S. slogans.

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Iran acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that it had supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine, where Russia has used drones to target power stations and civilian infrastructure.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said a "small number" of drones had been supplied to Russia a few months before Moscow's forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.

In Iran's most detailed response to date on the drones, Amirabdollahian denied Tehran was continuing to supply drones to Moscow.

TEHRAN, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday called on the United States to prove its "real will" in the negotiations aimed at the revival of 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, according to the Foreign Ministry's website.

The United States should prove that it would not "violate" its obligations by imposing sanctions, Amir-Abdollahian said at the first meeting of the national coordinators of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, which kicked off in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday.

04 Nov 2022; MEMO: Iran's President, Ebrahim Raisi, on Friday said the country was "freed 43 years ago" and will not be a "milking cow" of Western powers in response to US President Joe Biden's vow to "free" Iran, Anadolu News Agency reports.

Speaking at a public rally in Tehran to mark the 43rd anniversary of the siege of the US embassy in the Iranian capital, Raisi said Biden's remarks were "because of his distraction".

TEHRAN, Nov 3 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran has arrested three individuals, linked with the recent unrest in the country, who were sponsored by “the United States and Saudi Arabia.”

The three persons were actively involved in the recent “riots” in Iran, in the guise of citizen journalists.

The source said, the three arrestees “cooperated with American institution, Tavana Tech and Saudi-sponsored television, Iran International.”

TEHRAN, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has destroyed a "terrorist team" in western Ilam city, Tasnim news agency reported.

"The members of the team who, during the recent riots, attempted to carry out anti-security measures such as the preparation and supply of war grenades and incendiary bombs for use in sabotage activities, were arrested during an operation in Ilam city," the report cited a statement as reading by the IRGC's base in Ilam province.

TEHRAN, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Wednesday Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are working toward the achievement of a "good and robust" agreement.

Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone call with the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.